Creative Futures South West CIC
Independent Chair: Creative Futures
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This is an unpaid, voluntary board appointment. It is not a salaried position.
About us
Creative Futures South West CIC is a community interest company connecting 16 to 19 year old creative learners in further education with creative employers, cultural organisations and progression routes across the South West. We work with 15 college groups covering 20 colleges and more than 20 arts and cultural partners. Our feasibility phase was funded by Arts Council England and we are now moving into delivery.
We are governed by two unpaid founder directors and are recruiting an independent Chair to join us as a third director, in a non-executive capacity.
The role
- Chair board meetings, set the agenda with the founders, and ensure decisions are properly recorded
- Provide independent oversight on decisions where a founder has a financial interest
- Review the interests register, commission records and monthly finance pack, and ask the difficult questions
- Support the founders on risk, funder accountability and organisational resilience
- Contribute to the appointment and induction of our volunteer Treasurer
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What we are looking for
- Board or trustee experience in any sector
- Comfort with financial information and grant conditions, without needing to be an accountant
- A track record of chairing meetings where people disagree
- Independence: no paid supplier relationship with us, no financial interest in either founder's work, no close family connection to either founder
- Interest in further education, creative careers or regional development
Why this matters
Two founders who believe in something need independent challenge, and cannot provide it for each other. You would bring that, plus resilience if either founder is unavailable, and credibility with funders who assess organisational risk in new CICs.
The wider impact is on the young people we exist for. The South West has a strong creative economy and a large pipeline of talent coming through further education, but access to creative careers still depends heavily on postcode and personal networks. We are building the regional infrastructure to change that.
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Terms
Unpaid, with reasonable expenses reimbursed against receipts. Around 4 to 6 hours a month, with quarterly board meetings held in the evening or by video call. Bristol based or remote. Initial term of twelve months.
This is an appointment as a statutory company director, so your name and month and year of birth would appear on the public register at Companies House, and you would take on directors' duties under the Companies Act 2006.
Appointment is subject to two references, Companies House identity verification, and confirmation that you are not disqualified from acting as a director.
How to apply
Send a short note about yourself and your governance experience with a CV or LinkedIn profile to hello@creativefuturessouthwest.co.uk. Closing date 13 September 2026. We reply to everyone. Shortlisted candidates have a 40 minute video conversation with both directors.
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